Togaku Abroader

Pre-departure Orientation Handbook

Congratulations! You have decided to study abroad! Good choice! We at the IEC and your interns are ready to help you prepare for your new challenge.

In this issue: ! Advice from Togaku

Students Hiroto

Okubo & Arisa

Kinouchi.

! Some useful English phrases for Study

Abroad.

We know you will have an excellent time. Your English skills will improve, your intercultural communication skills will improve and you will surely make many new friends! We want to give you as much support as you need, but the most important thing to remember is to be

Flexible, Accepting & Independent!

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Study abroad? Whats it like? Advice from some

TOGAKU Students - Hiroto (3rd Year)

Preparation:

Learn how to say necessary things

or vocabulary you need to use for

living such as refrigerator, washing

machine, food names, furniture

and so on. Be able to say

greetings, ask questions or ask for

favors. There are many ways of

how to ask and say things, so

search for them or ask a teacher or

intern before you go!.

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May I~? Can I ~? Could you~?

Would you~?

English: Even if you cant speak

English very well try to

communicate with your host family

frequently and be friendly with

them. Host families know that you

come to learn English, so you don't

need to speak perfect English.

Even if you can't speak or express

something in English well, your host

family will welcome and teach

English to you kindly. You don't

need to be afraid or hesitate, and

talk to your host family positively!

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You dont need to speak perfect

English.

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Know the manners and the rules and follow them!

Host Family Rules: Listen to the rules of your host family, house

or around the home. Your host family will tell you the manner of their

house or how to live, so ask questions to your host family such as how

to use washing machine, how you should get breakfast and so on. To

avoid troubles with misunderstandings, if you have any questions or

what you don't know, ask them to your host family and take a memo.

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Advice from Hiroto

Hiroto Okubo

(Global Communication 3rd Year)

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General Phrases

" My name is ...

" Please speak slowly.

" Where is the nearest (bathroom, telephone, bank, etc?)

" Where can I find information about ...?

" Can you show me on this map?

" Can you contact this person for me?

" I don't understand.

" What (time, date, day) is it?

" Can you give me directions to ...?

" Can you write this down for me?

" I'm lost.

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Hiroto Okubo

(Global Communication 3rd Year)

Schedules

Make contact with your host family and your classmates frequently and confirm your schedules with each other. Your

host family doesn't stay at home all day, the often go out to work. They may have some schedules and go out.

Therefore, you should give your host family a schedule paper on which is written your detailed schedule. Although this

is a real story, when I went to San Francisco as an option trip of the university, my host family could not come to pick

me up to take me home. Like this, there are some cases which we are in trouble suddenly, so confirm how you should

go home and who you should get in touch with beforehand. If you will be late to come back home, or you are in a

trouble, get in touch with your teacher or host family and tell it as soon as possible.

Advice from Hiroto

(continued)

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Hiroto went to the USA , please contact the IEC Staff for more

information about how you can study in the USA.

Save yourself. Of course, the house which you are going to do home stay is safe.

However, if you go to somewhere far, it is not always a safe place. Be careful and don't be careless. Don't put expensive or unnecessary things in your bag and carry valuable things with yourself. Be careful to not forget something.

Manners Be careful about the manner, rules and custom in the country you stay. There are some custom and manners such as praying before dinner, going to church on every Sunday, and paying Tips in the restaurant in some country. Know the manners and rules, and follow them.

, (USA, 2014)

Asking for information

" Can you tell me...?

" Could you tell me...?

" I'd like to know...

" Could anyone tell me...?

" (Do / Would) you happen to know...?

" I don't suppose you (would) know...?

" I wonder if you could tell me...?

Saying Thank You! (Very important!)

" Thanks.

" Cheers.

" Thank you very much.

" I really appreciate it.

" That's so kind of you.

" I am most grateful.

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Advice from Arisa

Arisa Kinouchi Faculty of Business Communication, USA 2014

Passports

Money

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Be prepared and

think carefully

before your pack!

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Cell Phones/Wifi

TGU

TGU

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi LINE

Wi-Fi

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Wi-Fi Wi-Fi

UCI Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

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Gifts

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Things you should do!

TOEIC

Homestays

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School

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TOFLE

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Activities

LA

$50$100 $500

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When you get home

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Togaku Abroader is published by Project 1 of the IEC. If youd like to contribute content to these pre-departure handbooks please contact Associate Professor Sarah Louisa Birchley of the IEC:

sarah.birchley@tyg.jp

Coming up in Issue 2 " 10 Tips for Study Abroad

from Jelani & Matilda.

" Useful websites and links for Study Abroad.

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http://www.tyg.jp/international/index.